Reardon v. Reardon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on May 26, 1914, by four of the five children of Jeremiah Reardon, deceased, against Ann C. Reardon, the widow of Jeremiah, and Anastasia D. Reardon, who was a daughter of Jeremiah and Ann and a sister of the plaintiffs, containing the allegations described in the opinion, and praying that the real estate there mentioned, which was conveyed by Jeremiah to the defendant Ann, be declared to have been held by her upon a trust created…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on May 26, 1914, by four of the five children of Jeremiah Reardon, deceased, against Ann C. Reardon, the widow of Jeremiah, and Anastasia D. Reardon, who was a daughter of Jeremiah and Ann and a sister of the plaintiffs, containing the allegations described in the opinion, and praying that the real estate there mentioned, which was conveyed by Jeremiah to the defendant Ann, be declared to have been held by her upon a trust created by an oral agreement between Jeremiah, now deceased, and the plaintiffs and the defendants, and now to be held subject…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
The plaintiffs are four of the children and the defendants are the widow and a daughter of Jeremiah Reardon, deceased. Collectively they constitute all his heirs. The parties to the bill other than the widow, Ann C. Reardon, also constitute all her heirs apparent. The material allegations of the bill are that Jeremiah, having made a will in substance devising the use of his real estate to his wife during her life and on her death in equal shares to his children, was importuned by the wife to transfer the same to her absolutely upon her representation and promise that in the event of such…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. CrawfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Twomey v. CrowleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Wall v. HickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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- O'Loughlin v. PrendergastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929